Government-Funded Students and Courses: January to September 2015. Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics

National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)

This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, training providers and funding in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system (broadly defined as all activity delivered by government providers and government-funded activity delivered by community education and private training providers). It is the third quarterly report of government-funded training activity and does not provide comparisons with previously published collected data. The data in this publication cover the period 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2015. The Australian VET system provides training across a wide range of subject areas and is delivered through a variety of training institutions and enterprises (including to apprentices and trainees). The system provides training for students of all ages and backgrounds. Students have many options for training and may study individual subjects or full programs that lead to formal qualifications. Training takes place in classrooms, in the workplace, online and through other flexible delivery methods. Providers of vocational education and training in Australia include technical and further education (TAFE) institutes, universities, secondary schools, industry organisations, private enterprises, agricultural colleges, community education providers and other government providers.